Episode 49 - Marriage Myth #9: Your In-Laws Have To Love You
Release Date: 05/18/2020
Episode 74 - Don't Look Back In Anger, I Heard Ya Say
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Anyway, here's Wonderwall. On this episode we talk about a recent trip we took to the Great Salt Lake and what was good about it, and what went wrong and how that could have lead to hard feelings between us due to frustrations. We also laugh for several minutes straight over an unintended sexual innuendo, which I am still laughing about as I write this synopsis.
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Episode 73 - Advice We Would Give To Ourselves
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On today's episode we give a quick update on our last episode about how we have implemented our plans and if they're working. Then we get a little more light-hearted this week and get into our topic, which is advice we would give to our newlywed selves to make our marriage a little bit easier. We discuss things like school, work, money, Roseanne (the TV show), and sex with the lights on. We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 72 - Discussing the Elephant in the Bedroom...
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On this episode we get deeply personal as we share a real discussion we had with each other over our sex life. We recorded our discussion just in case, and now we're being our bravest selves and posting it for all to hear the process as we communicate our concerns in a loving way and try to come up with solutions. Be prepared to hear more than you ever wanted to about the one problem that has plagued our relationship for almost its entirety. Listener discretion is advised.
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Episode 71 - Unsolicited Parenting Advice
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On this weeks episode we talk about getting a new cat, an ER visit with our 12 year old daughter with a heart condition, and having a meltdown over not wearing a mask in a public place. Eventually we make our way to this weeks topic and discuss mom and dad shaming and unsolicited parental advice. We talk about what it means to shame other parents and give some examples of times when we've been shamed. We exchange some facts from studies about what people in your life are more likely to shame you over parenting choices, and we offer some tips and tricks to to let the shame slide off your back...
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Episode 70 - The Best of a Bad Year
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On this episode we talk about our year in review. We discuss how we managed to get through a tough year and why we had to rely on each other more than ever, what we learned while being stuck at home, and the things we have come to appreciate. And for some reason we also explain why Die Hard is apparently an aphrodisiac , so you'll definitely want to tune in to hear that.
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Episode 69 - Elf on the Shelf Dilemma
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On this episode we discuss our feelings about the Christmas tradition of the Elf on the Shelf and whether or not it is time to move on from it. By the end of the episode we actually make a definitive decision about if we will continue suffering over it, or finally let it go, so listen for that.
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Episode 68 - Some Junk We're Thankful For
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On this episode we talk about the gratitude that we have for each other, not only during the current pandemic, but especially during it. We tell each other specific things the other does for our family and our house that we appreciate. And finally we express our gratitude for the situation we are in, in which we are fortunate enough to get to stay home with our family all the time to try and protect our daughter from Covid-19.
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Episode 67 - Having Friends As An Awkward Couple
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On today’s episode we talk about how homeschooling is going, and Halloween costumes past and present. We discuss at length why we love having “couple” friends, and tell the story of an attempt to make friends while living in Boise. And finally we talk about why we love the relationships we have with our current group of friends and why it works for us.
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Episode 66 - Contraceptive Perspective
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On this episode we briefly discuss Ivy’s clinic adventures, before diving into birth control. We talk about 12 different forms of birth control and how they work, and how well they work. We also talk about which ones we’ve had personal experience with. Obviously this episode gets into some things that may be offensive to some listeners, so listener discretion is advised.
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Episode 65 - Malcolm Is Great, 2020 Blows
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On this episode we talk about celebrating our youngest child’s birthday, our daughter, Ivy’s clinical appointments at the children’s hospital, and the overwhelming and tough time we have been having this year.
info_outlineOn this episode we talk about being in quarantine for 60 days and why Rochelle had a breakdown and cried twice in one day. We also discuss our next marriage myth to decide if your in-laws have to love you, and other difficult things with parents.
Specific topic discussed in this episode:
- (0:50) Two months worth of quarantine for us.
- (1:20) Rochelle cried because the stress and frustration of everything caught up with her.
- (5:45) Rochelle cried again while watching a TV show that brought up hard feelings from childhood.
- (7:30) Good news? The Anti-body study maybe? Last day of new school work.
- (9:00) Marriage Myth #9: Do your in-laws have to love you?
- (10:30) We discuss the relationships we have with each set of our parents.
- (13:30) Rochelle discusses the difficult relationship she has with her parents, especially her mom.
- (17:00) We talk about how we both have a better relationship with Scott’s parents than Rochelle’s, even though we disagree on religion and politics. We have somehow learned to appreciate the other parts of the relationship to make it okay.
- (23:00) In-laws don’t have to love you, and you don’t need them to in order to be happy. Your relationship with your spouse is more important than the one you have with your in-laws and even your parents.
- (25:30) Rochelle’s parents didn’t like Scott because he didn’t marry her right out of high school.
- (29:00) We talk about what kind of in-laws we hope to be.
- (30:30) Our daughter, Echo wants to be a mermaid so we did some steps with her to become one. We’ll let you know how it all went down next week.